Machine for the manufacture of bottle-closures.



MACHINE FOR THE MANUPAGTURE 0F BOTTLE GLOSURES.

` APPLIOATION FILED MAY 29, 1912.

Patented July 29, 1913.I

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A. BOGDANPPY.

MACHINE POR THB MANUFAGTURE OP BOTTLE GLOSURES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 19,12.

1,068,85, atented July 29,1913.

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dwvllml A. BOGDANPFY. MACHINE FOB. THE MANFAGTURE 0F BOTTLE CLOSURBS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1912.

11,068,850. Patented July 29,1913.

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MACHINE FOR THE MANUFAGTURE 0F BOTTLE GLOSURES. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2Q, 1912.

1,068,850. Patented July 29, 1913.

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Figi "im /ea A. BOGDANFPYl MACHINE PORTHE MANUFAGTURE 0F BOTTLE CLOSURES. APPLIGATIO'NHLED MAY 29, 1912.

1,068,850. Patented July 29,1913.

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- A omvfr ALExANi-)ER noGDANFFY,

0E NEw YORK,` N. Y., ASSIGNOR To THE INTERNATIONAL com; oo., Aor NEW YORK, N. Y.

MA'cHI'NE Een THE NANUFAC'TRE or :ioTTLE-cL'sUiiEs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

patented .iu'iy 2e; 1913.

Application med may 29, i912`. sria'i No. 700,453.

To all whom/'it may conce-mf: Y A

Be it known that I, 'ALEXANDER BooiiNirri', a subject of the King of Hungary, and resident of the city of New York, in the county ot' Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for tlie-li'Ianufacture of Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

'lhe present invention relates to machines for the manufacture of bottle closures of the class known as crown cork sealing caps 'or closures. Closures ofthis type comprise usually three parts7 that is a metallic cap or crown having a corrugated flange to be locked to the exterior of the bottle neck, aVV sealing disk or packing of cork or the like,

and adisk of impervious material interposedhbetween the metallic cap and the packingV disk. The purpose of this interposed impervious disk is toprovide a hermetic seal and to prevent bottled li( uids from taint by contact with the inetal of the cap and the incident corrosion of the metal. Heretofore, as faras known, the interposed disk of impervious material was iii most cases fusible, serving at the same time to imite the` sealing disk of cork or other material with the metallic cap. In maiiiifacturing such closures, the interposed impervious disk, therefore, had to be subjected to heating action to properly fuse the same,l

and the assembled closures had to be subjected to pressure while the binding material was hardening in order to imite the packing disk with the metalliccap. Most of the machines heretofore in use applied cooling devices also, to the inuence of which the assembled closures were subjected while the interposed fusible binding material was hardening.

T he objectI of the present invention is .tov

, provide a machine for the manufacture of inner face of the sealing disk imperviousA and assures a firm union of the, metallic `cap and sealing disk, providing thereby a closure in which the liquid is prevented from reaching the metallic capof the clos ire when in ilsel on a bottle, and in whichv he gases with which the liquid may be charged cannot work their waytlirough the closure.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the saine consists in the combinatiomarrange ment and construction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustratedl inthe .accompanying drawings, it being understood' that many changes maybe made in the size and proportion of the several parts and minor details of'construction within the scope of the appendedl claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any 0f the advantages of the invention.

`Two of the manypossible embodiments of the inventionare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 1in which Figure: 1 isa front elevation of a machine embodying the present invention; Fig. 2is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof; Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1 Fig. 5 is a sectional view of va metallic ca) inverted; Fig'. 'Cris a plan view of the sealing disk of the closure; Fig. 7 -is a plan view'of the interposed disk of the closure; Fig, 8 is la perspective View of the feeding drum ofthe machine; Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal section of a portion of thev main frame of t-he apparatus which cooperates with the feeding drum; Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the means for actuating the feeding drum; Fig. 1l is a side elevation, partly in section, of the means f or feeding a strip of paper or like material from which the iiiterposeddisks are cut out; Fig. 11a is a section Ataken through tte means for feeding the sealing 4disks into the caps; Fig. 12 is a section taken through portions of the main frame of the apparatus and of a a l l n apparatus; Fig. 17 is a plan view thereof;

and Fig. 18 is a section taken on line 18-'18 'of Fig. 17.,

In .the drawings, the numeral 2O desighates a base plate, by which are supported legs or standards 21, carryin a horizontal frame member 22, to which 1s attached in any suitable manner a cylinder- 23. In the inner face of this cylinder is provided a screw-like groove 24 of a width adapted to accommodate the corrugated flange portions l v25 of the metallic caps 26 (shown in Fig. 5

of the drawings). In its top the cylinder 23 is provided with a slot 24, extending from its end 23 inward toward the starting point of t-he groove 24 and forming the inlet of said groove. At the end of. each half turn of the groove the cylinder is provided in a Avertical plane with an aperture, said apertures being numbered in successiony 27,.

. 35, said bearings being carried by the frame said head the cap proJects beyond the periphery of the.

- The driving shaft 38 of the apparatus is'.

member 22. The length of the feeding drum corresponds to that of the cylinder 23, and

,its diameter corresponds substantially to the inner diameter of'said cylinder. The drum is provided with longitudinal peripheral grooves36, 36, which are'located 90 apart and run parallel to the longitudinal axis of said drum. The width of each groove corresponds substantially to the diameter of\ the head portion 37 of themetallic part of the closure, and the depth of each groove corresponds substantially to the height of ortion. The flange portionvof drum and 1s arranged in the groove 24, as clearly-shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings. If a metallic cap is placed through the slot- 24 into the groove of the cylinder and a groove'of the' feeding drum, it-will 'be observed-that, by rotating the feeding drum, the said cap will be moved along the groove 24 in said cylinder. Inmovin along this groove, t'will slide along the' said'groov'e in the feeding drum and be disengaged from the mechanism as soon as the said groove in .the drum registers with the outlet 32 of the groove 24. This outlet may be somewhat enlarged to permit of an easy disengagement of the cap from the mechanism.

journaled in bearings 39, 39, which are mounted upon the base plate 20. A driving pulley 40 1s keyed or otherwise attached to as the shaft 38, and rotated by the interme- Vtion of the feeding diary of a suitable belt from a countershaft or a motor shaft. To one of the bearings 39 is att-ached a bracket 41, supporting .a receptacle 42, to which .leads a chute 43 from the outlet 32 of the groove in the cylinder. Rotary motion is imparted to the feeding drum 33 from the shaft 38 by an eccentric 44,' the rod 45 of which is pivoted at 46 to a 47 is formed a recess 52, in which is slidablyr arranged a latch 53, held by means of a spring 54'in its normal outer position, shown in full linesV in Fig. 10 of the drawings. There are four pins 50 upon the disk 51 arranged apart at a distance which corresponds to the width of the plate member 47. In the position shown in full lines in Fig. 10 of the drawings the reciprocable plate member is in its uppermost position, in which case there are two pins upon eachside of sill-id late member. The disk 51 and thus t e firmly in position until theeccentric in its further rotation starts the downward movement of the plate member. During the downward movement of said plate member, the pin which is in the positiondenoted by 1 the numeral I is moved in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 10 in an arc-shaped path downward until it reaches the position II, causing thereby one-'quarter of a revoluwhich has been, before the movement started, in the position II moves in an arc-shaped path along the groove 49 until it reaches the position III; the pin which hadbeen in position III moves into position IV outside of the plate member 47, and that pin which has been in position IVmove's in an arcshaped path along the groove 49 until it reaches .the position I.' During the upwardv movementof the plate member 47, the pins are not acted upon by the said plate memeeding drum will be thereby held ,'10s drum 33. That pin ber, whereby the drum will be kept stationary. It is-obvious that when,. in the upward movement of the plate member, the inclined surface 55 of the latch 53 comesinto contact withth'e pin at position I, itwill be forced Iinto the 'recess 52 against the action of the s ring 54, which will, as soon as the point or said latch is disengaged from the said pin, cause the said latch to assume its positlon shown in Fig., 10 ofthe drawings, wherebyv the plateA member is again ready for action.. It willfbe noted that, since the four pins abut against the sides of the Amem- -iaov accesso ber 47 during the upward movement, the

drum 33 will be kept fixed during the upwhich bear against the cylinder 23 and against lugs ($0, again-st an inclined surface 6-1 upon the upper end of the reciprocable plate member 47. When this plate member moves downward, the said springs will force the feeding -nger` 58 outward and permitV thereby the feeding of a cap onto the platform 57 in alinement with the slot 24l and a groove 36 the drum. As the plate member 47 moves upward, the said' cap will he fed through the slot 24, into engagement with the groove 24 in the cylinder and the groove 3G in the drum, the inclined surface 61 acting against the feeding linger and forcing they same toward the cylinder and the drum. llVhen the cap is engaged by theI cylinder and the drum, and the drum is rotated in the manner above described', it will be fed along the groove 24 a distance correspendingI to an angular travel of 90" of the drum.l stop at such poi-nt until another cap is fed into the groove, and be then moved along'a distance corresponding to the angular travel of 90 ott the drum, whereby it will come into registering position with the aperture 27 inll the bottom of the drum and sto-p there in an upright position during the upward movement oat the plate member 47. While the said plate member is movingupward and the drum is kept stationary, an adhesive substance is appliedto the inner face of the head of the cap from a. trough (52, which is attached to the underside of the frame member V22. The means for applying the adhesive substance to thecap comprises a plunger 63, which is reciprocably mounted in aguide 64 in the trough and is attachedto a yoke 65, the latter bein-g pivoted at 66- tothe rod 67 of an eccentric 68, whichis keyed to the driving shaft 38. The plunger 63 is shown in detail in Figs. '14 and l15, and comprises a hollow member, having a plurality of perforations 64e in its wall and provided with a head 65', which is screwed or otherwise attached to the body thereof. In said head are provided a large number of perforations 66', through which project pins 67', which are slidably arranged in the plunger,

their lower ends being Seated in recesses 68 in the bottom portion of the plunger. To limit the outward movement of the pins 67', the latter are provided with enlargements (59., against which bear springs 70, coiled around the pins and arranged in the said plungers,A the other ends Vof said springs bearing against the bottom portion of tbe plunger. The pins are thus resiliently supported, and adapted to contact with the inner face of the caps no matter how uneven or convex Said face be. A stuiiing box 71 is provided in the bottom of the trough (i2 at the pointthrough which the yoke 65 eX- tends through the said bottom.' The eccentrics 44 and 68 are keyed to the driving shaft in such a manner that the Vplunger (t3 starts its downward movement before the plate member 47 starts in that direction and moves upward while the drum 33 is kept stationary and a metallic. member of the closure is heldv with its flange downward in registering position with the aperture 27 in the bottom of the cylinder 23. In moving upward, the pins (37', which have been immersed in the adhesive material contained in the trough 62, will apply adhesive material adheringto them to the inner face of the head of the caps 26. By applying the adhesive material to the caps in their uprig-ht positions, all of the same will receiveV the same quantity of adhesive material. The cap is then transported step by step until it registers in an inverted position with the aperture 28 in the top ot' the cylinder 23. When in this position, a disk of paper or any 'suitableV material is placed into said cap. The disk 72, shown inFig. 7 of the drawings, is cnt from a strip 72',

ywound upon a reel '73, which is suitably.

journaled i-n the frame of the machine, and from which the strip is conducted into a guido-74, to pass between the feeding rollers 75 and 76. These feeding. rollers are suitably journaled in bearings on the frame of the machine, the lower one, that is the feeding roller 7 6, projecting through a slot 77 in the guide 74 above the lower plane of rthe latter, its shaft 76 being provided with a ratchet wheel 78, the teeth of which mesh with a pawl '79, which is pivoted at 8O to a rod 81. Then this rod moves upward, it will rotate the shaft 7 6 and advance therebythe strip 72 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 11 toward the cutting means 82. The feeding rollers are rotated intermittently, that is to say they will ro- 38. @wing to this arrangement, the plate member 47 moves upward when the eccentric rod 86 moves downward and vice versa. When the tubular cutter 82 moves downward, a disk is out from the st-rip and is automatically forced, upon the upward movement 'of the cutter, by a stem 88, which is slidably arranged in the cutter, into the metallic cap. The stein 88 projects through an opening in the arm 83 above the plane of said arm, and carries upon its-upper end a weight 89.l When, therefore, the cutter 82 moves upward, the weight 89 will force the stem downward and thereby the paper disk into the cap. .After this, upon the further upward movement of the arm 83, the latter will engage the weight 89 and lift thus the stem 88. From the foregoing it will be observed that during the downward movement of the eccentric rod 86, or in other words while the metallic cap is being transported into registering position with the opening 28 in the cylinder 23, the strip 7 2 is fed into the 'proper position, and during the downward movement of the eccentricrod 86, the disk is cut and deposited into the cap, or in other words'the cutting operation takes place while the cap' is held stationary. The disk having beendeposited into the metal cap, the latter is conveyed step by step into registering position withthe opening29 in the bottom of the cylinder to be held there in its upright position in order to receive upon the exposed surface of the disk adhesive material. The adhesive material is applied to the disk by a plunger mechanism 90, which is arranged within the. tank 62, and is in all respects identical with the plunger mechanism l63 above described. The plunger 90 is attached to the yoke 65. After this operation the 'metallic cap with the paper disk is transported step by step to the opening 30 in the top of the cylinder 23 to'receive in its inverted posi-4 tion asealing disk. Above the opening 30 ,isarranged an assembling plunger 91, which is slidably vmounted in vertical guides 92, and is connected by means of an larm 93 with the arm 83 of the cutter 82. The sealing disks 94 are placed in a vertical tube 94,-which is. attached to the guide 92 by means of a bracket 95, and is provided with a longitudinal slot 96, through which 'a finger piece 97 of a weightV 98 protrudes, said weight being placed on top of the sealing disks and serves to feed the said disks into a guideway 99 ofa reciprocable con veyer 1 00. The guideway 99 is provided in its bottom with an opening 101, which rtgisters with the aperture 30 in the top of the cylinder 23. The outer end of the reciprocable conveyer 100 contacts with an inclined surface 102 of a-block 103, which is carried by the rod 81. A spring 104 serves to force the said conveyer continuously into contact with the inclined surface 102 of said block. The conveyer 100 engages the lowermost of the sealing disks 94 in the tube 94, and

this reason the sealing disk will be com-- pressed to some extent when it passes through the opening 101 'andl will, when forced into the cap, expand to be held thus firmly in the cap. The assembling plunger, besides that it forces the sealing disk on top ofthe disk 72, exerts at the same time pressure upon the componentparts of the closure and firmly unites thereby the said parts, for the reasonthat adhesive material is still in its semi-solid condition when the parts of the closure arrive at the aperture 30. During the neXt quarter of a revolu tion of the drum 33 the assembled closure is ltransported to the outlet 32 and discharged there into the chute 43, in which it sli es i'nto the` receptacle 42. A

Recapitulatingl now the operation of the machine, we find that the feeding drum 33 moves intermittently making at each moviement a. quarter of a revolution and stopping then while the plate member 47 moves upward. During the-movement of the feeding drum, a. disk 72is cut and a sealing disk or co-rk disk is fed in proper relation to the aperture 30 in the top of the cylinder 23. During the rest of the feeding drum, thefeccen'tric rods 67 and 86 move in plungers 63 and 90, the cutter 82 and the 4assembling plunger 91, the plunger 63 serving to apply adhesive material to the inner faceof the head of the metal cap, the cutter 82 to cut the`- disk from the strip 72 and deposit the same into the cap, the plunger serving to'apply adhesive material to the exposed surface of the disk, and the assembling plunger 91 serving to' force the sealing disk into the cap and to unite the parts of the closure.

A modification of the invention is illustrated in Figs.- 16 to 18,v inclusive, which differs from the onepreviou'sly described in that it lacks the means for feeding, cutting that described in connection with Figs. 1 to 15, inclusive. Briefly described, the maand depositing disks 72 into the metal cap. In this case there is'no paper disk deposited into the cap, and obviously only one adhesive material applying plunger is needed. Otherwise the construction and operation of the device is in all respects identical with chine shown in Figs. 16 to 18, inclusive, consists of a base plate 110, standards or legs 11.1, to'which is attached a horizontal framemember 112, the latter supporting a cylin der 113, having a groove 114 similar to the screw -like groove 21 above described. rltlhere is an aperture 11,5 in the bottom of the cylinder and an 'aperture 116 in the top of the same which communicate with the groove 114. The outlet of the groove is denoted by the numeral 117. A feeding drinn 118, provided .with longitudinal peripheral grooves 119. is rotatably mounted in bearings 120, said bearings being attached to the horizontal frame 'member 112. The grooves 11.) in the drum are spaced apart 90, and run parallel to the longitudinal axis thereof. They correspond to the groove 24 of the 'device above described. The driving shaft 121 is mounted in bearings 122, 122 and serves to act-nate the reciprocable plate member 123, which corresponds to the plate member 47 of the machine abovo described. The driving shaft actuates at the same time a plunger 124, which applies adhesive material through the. aperture 115 to the inner face of the head of the metallic cap, which is transported then to an assembling plunger '125, forcing through the aperture 116 a-sealing disk into the cap and uniting the lsame therewith. The sealing disks are fed to the aperture 116 from a tubular member 126 by the intermediary of a reciprocable conveyer 127, the conveyer and .the feeding plunger 125 being actuated by an eccentric 128, keyed to the driving shaft121. The plungers 124 and 125 move in opposite directions during the upward movement of the reciprocable plate member 123, which feeds the metallic caps from a chute 128', by means of a. feeding finger 129 througha slot 130 into the cylinder 113 and the drum 118. The operation of this machine is as follows: During the downward movement of the reciprocable plate member 123, the drum 118 is given a quarter of a turn and a sealing disk or cork disk is fed ,into registering position with the aperture 116 in the top of the cylinder 113. During the upward movement of the,

plate member, that 1s t0 say while the drum is kept stationary, a metal cap is fed to the drum, the one bcing'in its upright position inl alinement with the aperture 115 is provided with adhesive material upon its inner surface, and the one opposite to the aperture `116 is charged with a sealing disk in the manner described in connection with Figs. lyto 15, inclusive. The sealing disk being united with the cap, the assembled closure is during the next quarter of a turn of the drum discharged through the outlet cheaper, owing to the fact that no paper disks are applied to the same, and that they can be made quicker than those upon the machine shown in Figs. 1 to 15, inclusive.

What I claim is:-

1. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety the combination with means for applying adhesive nlaterial to the inner face ot' the head of the metallic cap, means for placing a thin disk into the cap, means for applying adhesive material to the exposed face ot said disk, means for depositing al sealing disk into the cap on top of said first. named disk, and lneans for conveying the metallic cap in succession to each of the elements mentioned. 1

2. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with means for applying adhesive material to the inner face of the head of the metallic cap, means for placing a thin disk into the cap, means for applying adhesive material to the exposed face of said disk, means for depositing a sealing disk into the cap on top of said first named disk, and a single rotary means for conveying the metallic cap in succession to the elements mentioned.

3. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures'of the cap variety, the com bination with means for applying adhesive material to the inner Vface of the head of the metallic cap, means for placing a thin disk into the cap, means for applying adhesive material to the exposed face of said disk, means for depositing a sealing disk into the cap on top of said first named disk, and means `for conveying the metallic cap in succession to each of the elements mentioned and for causing the cap to stop when. brought in succession into registering positions with the said elements.`

4. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle colsures ofV the cap variety, the combination with means for applying adhesive material to the inner face of the head of the metallic-cap, means for placing a thin disk into'the cap, means for applying adfdisk, means for depositing a sealing disk into the cap on topof said lirst named disk, and a single rotary vmeans for' conveying the metallic cap in succession to'the elements mentioned and for causing thera'p to stop when' brought in succession into registering position with the said elements.

5. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with means for applying'adhesive material to the inner face of the head of the metallic cap, means for placing a thin disk into the cap, means for applying adhesive material to the exposed face of said disk, means for deposit-ing a sealing disk into the cap on top of said first named disk, and means for conveying the metallic cap in successionV to each of the elements mentioned and holding saidcap with its flange downward when brought into registering position with bothl said adhesive material applying means. I

6. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with means for applying adhesive material to the inner face of the head of the metallic cap, means for placing a thin disk into the cap, means for applying adhesive material to the exposed face of said disk, means for depositing a sealing disk into the cap on top of said first named disk, and a single rotary means for conveying the metallic cap in succession to the elements mentioned and holding said cap with its Bange downward 'when'brought into registering position with both said adhesive material applying means.

7. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the capvariety, the cornbinati'onwith means for applying adhesive material to the inner face of the head of the ymetallic cap, meansl for placing a thin'disk into the cap, means for applying adhesive material to the exposed face of said disk, means for depositing a sealing disk into the capon' top of 'said' rst named disk, anda single intermittently moving rotary .means for conveying the metallic cap in succession -to the elements mentioned and holding' said cap with its fiange downward when brought mto reglstermg position with both said adhesive material applying means.

8. Ina machine for the manufacture of bottle closuresl of the cap variety, the' combination witha-cylinder having an internal screw-like grooveand a plurality of apersame-to stop when its grooves are in alinement with said apertures.

or intermitbottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with `a cylinder having an internal screw-like groove and a plurality of aper` tures connnunicating with. said groove, a

'drum rotatably'mounted within said .cylinder having a pluralityr of equidistantly situated ylongitudinal peripheral grooves, and means for intermittently moving said drum and causing the same to stop when its grooves arev inalinement with said 'apertures.

10. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with a cylinder having an internal screw-like groove and a plurality of apertures communicating with said groove, a drum rotatably mounted within said cylinder having a plurality of equidistantly situated parallel longitudinal peripheral grooves, and means forintermittently movlng sald drum and causing the same to stop when its grooves are in alinement with said apertures.

11. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with a cylinder having an internal screw-like groove and a )lurality of apertures communicating wit said groove, a drum rotatably mounted within said cylinder having a plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves, and reciprocable means for intermittently moving said drum and causing the same to stop when its grooves are in alnement withsaid apertures.

12. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with a cylinder havingA an internalA .ing said drum and causing the same to stop when its grooves are in alnement with said apertures.

13. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with a cylinder having an internal screw-like groove and a plurality of apertures communicating with said groove, a drum rotatably mounted within said cylinder having a plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves, a disk attached to said drum, pins upon the outer face of the disk arranged equidistantly in a circle, a reciprocable plate member, a latch upon said plate member in engagement with one of said pins when said plate member is in one of its outermost positions, Wherebyfsaid disk is rotated a given distance upon 4the ,aprovement of the `plate member in one direction, said plate member engaginor all of said pins losl when movingin the other irectioncausing 14. In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with a cylinder having an internal screw-like grooveand a plurality of aper-l 5 tures communicating with said groove, a

drum rotatably mounted Within said cylinder having a plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves, a disk attached to said drum, pins upon the outer face of the disk arranged equidistantly in a circle, a reciprocable plate member, a latch upon said plate member in engagement with one of said pins when said plate member iS in one of its outermost positions, whereby said disk is rotated a given distance upon the movement of the plate member in one direction, said plate member engagin all of said pins When moving in the other irection, causing thereby said drum to stop and to be held in fixed position.

15. ,In a machine for the manufacture of bottle closures of the cap variety, the combination with a cylinder having an internal screw-like groove and a plurality of apertures communicating with said groove, a drum rotatably mounted Within said cylinder having'a plurality of longitudinal peripheral grooves,l means for applying adhesive material to the inner face of a metallic cap in the groove in said cylinder and one of the grooves in said drum, said paste applying means being in alinement with one of the apertures in said cylinder, and means for intermittently movingsaid drum and causing same to stop when its grooves are in alinement with said apertures and holding said cap with its flange downward when brought into registering position with said adhesive material applying means.

Signed at- New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 12th day of April, A. D. 1912.v

ALEXANDER BOGDNFFY.

Witnesses:

SIGMUND HERZOG,

WM. KLINK. 

